"The System," As Uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution

"The System," As Uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution
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Franklin Hichborn. "The System," As Uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution

"The System," As Uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution

Table of Contents

PREFACE

CHAPTER I. The Union Labor Party Movement

CHAPTER II. The Ruef Board of Supervisors

CHAPTER III. The San Francisco Ruef Ruled

CHAPTER IV. San Francisco After the Fire

CHAPTER V. Graft Prosecution Opens

CHAPTER VI. Ruef’s Fight to Take the District Attorney’s Office

CHAPTER VII. Oliver Grand Jury Impaneled

CHAPTER VIII. Ruef Loses the District Attorney’s Office

CHAPTER IX. Ruef and Schmitz Indicted

CHAPTER X. Fight to Evade Trial

CHAPTER XI. Ruef a Fugitive

CHAPTER XII. Trapping of the Supervisors

CHAPTER XIII. Confessions of the Supervisors

CHAPTER XIV. The Source of the Bribe Money

CHAPTER XV. Ruef Pleads Guilty to Extortion.[207]

CHAPTER XVI. Schmitz Convicted of Extortion

CHAPTER XVII. Schmitz Ousted From Office

CHAPTER XVIII. The Real Fight Begins

CHAPTER XIX. The Glass Trials and Conviction

CHAPTER XX. The Ford Trials and Acquittals

CHAPTER XXI. The San Francisco Election of 1907

CHAPTER XXII. Higher Courts Free Schmitz and Ruef

CHAPTER XXIII. The Defense Becomes Arrogant

CHAPTER XXIV. Jury-Fixing Uncovered

CHAPTER XXV. The Shooting of Heney

CHAPTER XXVI. The Calhoun Trial

CHAPTER XXVII. The San Francisco Election of 1909

CHAPTER XXVIII. Dismissal of the Graft Cases

CHAPTER XXIX. Ruef’s Last Refuge Fails

CHAPTER XXX. Conclusion

APPENDIX

JUDGE LAWLOR’S RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS GRAFT CASES, AUGUST 3, 1910

HOW THE SUPERVISORS WERE BRIBED

GALLAGHER’S ORDER REMOVING LANGDON FROM OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY

THE RUEF “IMMUNITY CONTRACT.”

“IMMUNITY CONTRACT” GIVEN SUPERVISORS

DISTRICT ATTORNEY LANGDON’S PLAN FOR REORGANIZING THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

ROOSEVELT’S LETTER TO SPRECKELS ON THE GRAFT SITUATION

GOVERNOR JOHNSON’S STATEMENT REGARDING RUEF’S IMPRISONMENT

SCHMITZ’S ATTEMPT TO CONTROL SAN FRANCISCO RELIEF FUNDS

RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF PROSECUTION FROM JUNE, 1906, TO MAY 17, 1909

ITEMS, W. J. BURNS ACCOUNT

Footnote

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Franklin Hichborn

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The citizens urged Patrick Calhoun, president of the United Railroads, to give up his trolley design for Market and Sutter streets. As a compromise, he substantially agreed to build the underground conduit as far as Powell on Sutter, and as far as Valencia on Market, picking up the trolley on Valencia, McAllister, Hayes and Haight streets. The Adornment Committee directors wanted the conduit system on Sutter street extended as far as possible, and held out for Van Ness avenue. Calhoun would not consent to install the conduit beyond Powell.

In the midst of this deadlock, the San Francisco Chronicle published what purported to be reports of the several conferences. Up to that time there had been no publication of the meetings.

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